The most important reason
That transcends all of them
We simply blow the shofar
For that’s r’tzon Hashem
But as the sound is piercing
So much comes to mind
Each one alone
Can help us grow
Rav Sadya Gaon defined
The shofar is the trumpet
That heralds our great King
Its blast is praise to glorify
Like every praise we sing
The shofar calls to teshuvah
A siren of sort
For when we need awakening
The blast our sins shall thwart
The shofar is the piercing blast
Just like in days gone by
When we received the Torah at
The foot of Har Sinai
The shofar is that faithful voice
The novi’s prophecy
Prodding us to teshuvah
To be who we should be
The shofar is a nation’s cry
For the Mikdash now destroyed
Reminding us to cry again
To fill that greatest void
The shofar is the great ram’s horn
The korban that came later
Avrohom begged, “Let me do more!”
Even after the Akeidah
The shofar is a sound that fills
Each tiny nook and cranny
Is there a place without Hashem?
No, sir! There isn’t any!
The shofar’s call for judgment
A siren of din
Reminding us to all prepare
For a battle we must win!
The shofar is that blast we’ll hear
When this golus shall end
For the great blast will thus announce
Moshiach He will send!
The shofar shall remind us
Of a day we pray shall be
When all the dead
Will rise again
Our loved ones we shall see
Each reason is a story
Worthy of its own
I’m sure you’ll find
A reason why
From reasons we have shown
And some will hear Moshiach
And others Har Sinai
While some will see the dead arise
Or hear the Mikdash cry
Whatever vision that you shall see
Whatever sound you hear
I’m sure the teshuvah it shall cause
Will bring a sweet New Year
